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George Van Haltren League
4-2-2072
Ken Grissom Shortstop
Retired (1962, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .267 Total Rating   Bats/Throws L/L
OPS .730 Status Deceased (2009) Option Years 0  
H 827 Age at Death 82 Date of Birth 05-23-1927
HR 66 Drafted Round 15, Pick 240
(1950)
Majors Svc Time 10 years
(101 games)
RBI 341
SB 89
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R Contact vs. L Endurance   Ldrship
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L C+ Velocity B-   Mentor vR B-
Speed B+ Bunt C+ Control D+   Mentor vL C+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS A+ (100%) Range B- WS Rings 0
1B --- LF (12.1%) Arm B+ WS Appearances 0
2B A+ (94.6%) CF ---   Health C+ LCS Appearances 0
3B (88.0%) RF C- (34.9%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1951 PHI-CLE
56
171
23
47
8
1
2
24
13
18 0 2
1
1 3
.691
.323
.368
.094
.275
1952 CLE-BAL
125
521
77
130
22
4
11
53
49
93 5 1
13
3 17
.690
.319
.370
.121
.250
1953 BAL
131
473
62
126
25
3
3
51
52
72 1 4
11
5 5
.689
.338
.351
.085
.266
1954 BAL
122
328
56
94
14
3
9
28
38
51 0 2
9
1 8
.789
.359
.430
.143
.287
1955 BAL
129
235
28
68
10
3
3
22
31
38 0 1
6
2 0
.767
.371
.396
.106
.289
1956 BAL
129
251
33
73
9
2
9
40
29
39 1 1
7
7 6
.815
.365
.450
.159
.291
1957 BAL
114
286
38
83
15
3
9
41
14
45 2 2
15
3 6
.784
.326
.458
.168
.290
1958 BAL
114
221
29
67
11
4
3
23
27
30 3 0
11
5 3
.816
.386
.430
.127
.303
1959 BAL
108
204
21
42
4
2
4
15
16
47 0 0
3
2 7
.568
.264
.304
.098
.206
1960 BAL
113
154
28
41
10
2
5
17
13
26 2 2
4
2 1
.782
.327
.455
.188
.266
1961 BAL
111
155
26
38
3
4
5
22
22
28 0 0
7
2 2
.752
.339
.413
.168
.245
1962 BAL-KC
28
96
14
18
3
0
3
5
10
26 0 0
2
2 1
.577
.264
.312
.125
.188
Total
1280
3095
435
827
134
31
66
341
314
513 14 15
89
35 59
.730
.336
.395
.127
.267
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1962-11-01Ken Grissom has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1962-08-29The Kansas City Blues have waived Ken Grissom.
1962-08-25The Kansas City Blues have promoted Archimedes Pozo to the major league team. The Kansas City Blues have designated Ken Grissom for assignment.
1962-08-07The Kansas City Blues have promoted Ken Grissom to the major league team. The Kansas City Blues have sent Bobby Berger to the minors.
1962-08-07The Kansas City Blues have acquired Ken Grissom from the waiver wire.
1962-06-24The Baltimore Browns have waived Ken Grissom.
1962-06-01The Baltimore Browns have promoted Ed Soderstrom to the major league team. The Baltimore Browns have designated Ken Grissom for assignment.
1952-03-01The Baltimore Browns have promoted Ken Grissom to the major league team. The Baltimore Browns have designated Marshall Keegan for assignment.
1952-03-01The Baltimore Browns have renamed Willie Miller to Ken Grissom.
1952-03-01A trade has been completed between the Baltimore Browns and the Cleveland Cyclones. The Cleveland Cyclones receive Jimmy Schick, Draft Pick - 1952 Round 4 (BAL), Draft Pick - 1953 Round 2 (BAL) from the Baltimore Browns in exchange for Willie Miller, Draft Pick - 1953 Round 3 (CLE).
1951-10-03The Cleveland Cyclones have promoted Jim Lanahan to the major league team. The Cleveland Cyclones have sent Willie Miller to the minors.
1951-07-08The Cleveland Cyclones have promoted Willie Miller to the major league team.
1951-04-08The Cleveland Cyclones have acquired Willie Miller from the waiver wire.
1951-04-04The Philadelphia Pythons have waived Willie Miller.
1950-04-01The Philadelphia Pythons have promoted Nathan Jesop to the major league team. The Philadelphia Pythons have sent Willie Miller to the minors.